Graduated HS in 01, played some college ball off and on, could never stay eligible. So the last time I was seriously lifting was 06. Did more cardio and body weight stuff since then. Changed up my diet a few times.

I was 6'3" 300 back then and am pretty much the same size now. I'm weak now by comparison, by whenever I seriously put in the work, I see improvements real fast.

OP, why are you constantly making a reference to your days as a high schooler? The past is in the past.

You should be doing this because you want to become a stronger version of you, not a guy you were years ago.

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I have over 11k posts, quote 10 where I talk about my high school days.

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I can't go through all that. By "constantly" I meant "in this thread".

Like I said, be a beast now OP. Live in the now, not in the yesterday.

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My whole point about even bringing up high school was just to say that I've reached some high levels of strength at an early age thanks to natural gifts. Also, if you know lifting you know it's easier to get back to a level you've already reached than it is to get to a level you've never been to before. Even though I rarely maxed out on bench in college I did hit 405 since high school. And, that was after going a couple years of doing no serious lifting. Got it up easy too.

So, it's not like Al Bundy thinking about the glory days and doing nothing about it. I'm making an effort to get back to that level and beyond.

In the tenth grade, when I started seriously lifting for the first time ever, I went from 250 bench to 300 in a matter of weeks. Mainly because I went home almost every night bangin out push ups. Being a noob, obviously the increase in max came from improvement in technique as well, but the upperclassmen football players in my weight training class were blown away. By the end of my Sophomore year I think I finished at 325 max. Thank you push ups.

Eh I guess its not so bad but I would leave out the 300 pound bit if you want those numbers to sound impressive

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Lol, this the vesti though. I'm sure there's plenty people half my weight here that can't do 30 push ups. Not that it's a lot or anything.

Also, that was back in 01, with no guidance. Without a tenth of the information we now have on the internet.

I'm a football player first not a power lifter. Our football team didn't even treat lifting as if it were important at all. So, it was just me in the weight room, not really knowing how to workout, gettin it in listening to the Rocky 4 soundtrack every day.

I'm sure based on charts and what I "should be able to do" it's nothing, but in a reality compared to MOST 300 pounders that's a lot. Outside of power lifting, football, and a few other sports your typical 300 pounder is a weak fatass.

Even playing D1AA football I was one of the strongest people on the team as a freshman. Only a couple other 300 pounders were stronger. As well as a tight end and the strongest DB I ever seen in my life. In the winter of my sophomore year I ended up getting 25 reps on 225. Vishante Shiancoe (can't remember how to spell his name) was puttin 27 going into his senior year. Sure he weighs about 40 pounds less, but still, he did go to the league.

If I had the grades I would have easily gone to a 1A school, would have gotten better coaching and would've been bench pressing over 500.

Oh and when I was doing 405 on squats I was looking at the ground the whole time. Didn't realize how bad my form was till college.